Thomas William Victor (Vic) Richardson (1891 – 1968) was an Australian soldier in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 whose diaries were published in 1980.

Born in Stepney

Stepney

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, Adelaide

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 in 1891 he was schooled at Payneham and enlisted in 1915. He fought in France and served in many famous battles including the Somme

Somme

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, Bullecourt

Bullecourt

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 and Passchendaele. He was wounded in August 1918.

His diaries came to light after his death and were edited and published by A.D. Bell in 1980.